It is Monday morning and time to say goodbye to the Zebrabar for good, as I doubt we will be seeing it again. Then onto the road to Dakar, it went much quicker this time as we took the tar road and not by beach. We got there late afternoon...
There is the easy road to Dakar and then there is the not so easy but far more scenic option. One guess which we chose, fortunately we had company. Chris and Tanya decided the tar road option is the better and left that way, Conrad & Louise, Simon & I...
Monday morning and things are looking up, we are on and island (well during the rainy season it is) next to the wildlife reserve. The Zebrabar is a campsite/bungalow setup run by a very friendly Swiss couple called Ursula and they have two children and were out early to apologise...
Friday and I did not move, fortunately I brought many painkillers with me and I made good use of them. Lech and Aga (polish couple) moved to the campsite and that night took us out for dinner. We had pizza and beer and good company. Saturday we were sitting on...
So having arrived in Dakhla we had expected to pick up a few other overlanders over the weekend so that we could go through the Western Sahara in convoy (since the formal army convoy had been abolished in January). So up at 7 for a 7:30am leave with Chris and...
Bart and Wendy had taken the kids to the beach so after a morning of feeling very ill it was time to get up and do some work. First the handbrake needs some tightening and then to fix the anti-roll bar that seems to have broken. Well, after much fiddling...
Leaving Sidi Ifini to find Plage Blanche (white beach) but first a bath in one of the bath houses called a haman. The Moroccans have to wash before visiting the mosque and so these places are usually found near one, we however only found one for us girls. You go...
No this is not an episode of highlander but a short story on our adventure across the Sahara. By now you should have read Simon's account of the minefield and we would like to apologise to our parents respectively for omitting to mention this aspect of our journey. Apart from...
So stuck in Gibraltar on Easter Monday, Nicole took the opportunity to finish off some college work and in the afternoon we went up the rock in the drizzle... On Tuesday we finally manage to visit the bank and sort a few things out before heading towards the ferry for...
Madrid, hot sunny and we are chasing around for welders. The guys at Desierto 4x4 montana were unable to reinforce the chassis and took us to some welder who did a fine job - while we sat in the local bar and drank far too much coffee. So now we...
Africa that far, dark, distant continent. Will we ever get to it? Well if we can sort out Jenny´s clunk then yes. Spain, Barcelona and more sunshine than you know what to do with. We leave the cool shores of southern France early Monday morning and head out. After passing...
So we've been having a few problems. Actually I don´t quite live up to the bush mechanic lifestyle that I'm embarking on for the next few months... However, the beard is growing nicely. Well actually we've had a few wins recently. We managed to change and inner tube successfully. Now,...
So finally we get moving again. It´s been lovely hanging around in Geneva and catching up with Sarah but it´s time to hit the road again. Only this time we have a passenger. Bex has decided to join us for a couple of days as unfortunately Sarah has had to...
So it is Monday morning, Simon and I find ourselves in Geneva. We are staying in a friend of Sarah´s flat in the middle of the old town. That is to say where the town originated, full of architecture and history and interesting little shops and cafes. No not your...
Well just so that everyone can get worried we have diagnosed that overheating problems as a problem with the head gasket. Anyone know a good mechanic? In France?
